NOVA chat User’s Guide Page 83Working with GesturesA gesture is a motion that can be made to the screen to trigger aspecific action. An example of a gesture might be a “swipe down” on thescreen that would clear the text from the Speech Display Bar. A gesturecan apply a particular page (see “Creating a Gesture for a Page”), or itcan be applied to all pages in a vocabulary file (see “Creating a Gesturefor All Pages”).Important! Once you create a gesture for a page or all pages, the onlyway to change the page applicability is to delete the gesture and createa new gesture. For example: If you wanted to apply a gesture that workson a specific page to all pages in a vocabulary file, you would need todelete the existing gesture, and then create a new gesture for all pages.Turning Gestures On or OffWe understand that gestures might not benefit all of our customers, sothe Settings menu provides an On/Off option.Important! Timing is not active when gestures are turned on. If the deviceuser requires a Dwell Time for access, gestures are not recommended.To turn gestures on or off:1. Choose Menu > Settings > Input > Gestures.2. Either check or uncheck the Gestures option.Creating a Gesture for a PageTo create a gesture for a single page:1. Open the page on which you want to create the gesture.2. Choose Menu > Edit Mode > Edit Page.3. Choose the Gestures tab at the top of the page.4. Choose Menu > New.5. Choose the type of gesture from the list box at the top of thescreen. For example: One Finger Swipe Down.6. Give your gesture a label; for example: “sw clears”.7. Tap Add an action and choose an action from the drop-down menu.For example: Clear Display.8. Choose Save twice.9. Test the gesture by performing it on the page it was set up on.
